The Herman and Rose Fisher Library

Welcome!

The Herman and Rose Fisher Library is home to thousands of books, DVDs, CDs and periodicals encompassing Jewish fiction and non-fiction for children, teens, and adults.

To Fisher Library patrons and all those who love Jewish media:

We are a small but devoted community. From the moment our synagogues closed their doors in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Fisher Library was searching for ways to make social distancing a little less onerous.

Our plan was to have you search the online catalog for books/movies/CDs, email your requests to the library director and then either pick up and return items outside CoM doors or have volunteers drive to your homes and leave items outside doors. No contact would be involved, and you could still enjoy a Jewish book or movie.

But in light of Governor Whitmer’s stay-at-home order, such a plan now seems unfeasible and inadvisable. Currently, our best tool to fight the spread of this highly contagious virus is to limit travel to purchasing essentials such as food and medicine.

Here is a list of e-resources with extensive Jewish content that we hope will fill the gap. Stay safe and healthy.

Who may use the Library?

Any child or adult affiliated with the Congregation of Moses, Temple B’nai Israel, Temple Beth El (Battle Creek), or the Marvin and Rosalie Okun Kalamazoo Community Jewish School (MROKCJS) may have full use of the Library without restriction.